Geochemical and metagenomics study of a metal-rich, green-turquoise-coloured stream in the southern Swiss Alps.

The Swiss Alpine environments are poorly described from a microbiological perspective. Near the Greina plateau in the Camadra valley in Ticino (southern Swiss Alps), a green-turquoise-coloured water spring streams off the mountain cliffs. Geochemical profiling revealed naturally elevated concentrati...

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Main Authors: Antoine Buetti-Dinh, Michela Ruinelli, Dorota Czerski, Cristian Scapozza, Agathe Martignier, Samuele Roman, Annapaola Caminada, Mauro Tonolla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248877